Unhappy Plastic Surgery Patients Finally Have Answers with the Facelift Letdown, When Results Do Not Meet Expectations

A publication that provides solutions for achieving the optimal facelift, including a photographic analysis of the causes and treatment of unfortunate facelift results, and how to avoid costly and regrettable surgery

Dallas, Tex. (October 6, 2009) – Those who have ever wondered what causes the “facelifted” look so often seen on the faces of celebrities and affluent others can now find the answers in the new book, The Facelift Letdown – When Results Don’t Meet Expectations, out today. Authored by board-certified plastic surgeon and facelift pioneer Dr. Sam T. Hamra, The Facelift Letdown shares his technique, the Composite Facelift, and other useful tips with prospective patients who are planning to undergo surgery for the first time or to correct mistakes from past cosmetic surgeries.

“In the thirty six years I have been a plastic surgeon, I’ve seen and revised my fair share of suboptimal facelifts,” says Dr. Hamra, board certified plastic surgeon and Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. “That is why I decided to write The Facelift Letdown. Patients still don’t know the right questions to ask when thinking about having a first or second facelift, so this book gives them the tools to be educated consumers and avoid costly surgical mistakes that may need to be re-operated down the road.”

Dr. Hamra’s The Facelift Letdown reflects his three decades of leadership in the plastic surgery industry and contributions he has made to the evolution of the traditional facelift. This well-illustrated book contains 48 case studies and detailed color photographic histories from grateful and youthful looking patients. It also serves as a primer to show consumers how to avoid the problems of “overdone surgery,” frozen expressions and windswept looking results for anyone considering a primary or secondary facelift.

About The Facelift Letdown
The Facelift Letdown is an eye-opener for those seduced by the images of television marketing and internet facelift promotions. With substance and authority, Dr. Hamra, an internationally renowned plastic surgeon, explains his groundbreaking surgical techniques including the five most common problems associated with disappointing facelift results. This book describes the telltale signs of unwanted results and, most importantly, how you can interview your surgeon, determine the best procedure for you, and avoid costly facelift mistakes and a facelift letdown.

About The Composite Facelift
Dr. Hamra’s Composite Facelift is a next-generation alternative to standard procedures that takes longer to perform and longer to heal, but yields longer-lasting, more natural looking results. Its concept was based on the aging face as one dynamic, cohesive unit, rather than a series of static, independent parts. The Composite Facelift creates facial unity by combining various maneuvers into an integrated procedure that surgically changes every part of the face. While previous facelift procedures only repositioned tissue horizontally, the Composite Facelift counters the natural descent of the face with a true vertical lift.

About Sam T. Hamra, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Hamra is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and an internationally acclaimed aesthetic surgeon with a career that spans over three decades. In September of 2009, he launched his first book, “The Facelift Letdown,” designed to educate consumers on the tell tale signs of an unattractive, how to find the right surgeon for the results desired and the Composite Facelift technique. Dr. Hamra attended medical school and completed his internship and general surgery residency at the University of Oklahoma. His residency included a Fellowship at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Dr. Hamra completed his formal training with a Plastic Surgery Residency at New York University Medical Center’s prestigious Institute of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery. Upon entering private practice, Dr. Hamra was introduced to the original SMAS technique developed by Professor Tord Skoog of Sweden. In 1973, he and his associate, Dr. Mark Lemmon, were the first Americans to adopt this technique. Their award-winning work was published in 1980 in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Hamra was the first to introduce the inclusion of cheek fat (malar fat) to the facelift, which was published as the Deep Plane Facelift in 1990.

He was the first to include the orbicularis muscle of the lower eyelid in the Deep Plane Facelift, which became known as the Composite Facelift. Dr. Hamra is also credited for originating the arcus marginalis release and septal reset, techniques designed to preserve eyelid fat and use the fat to cover the orbital bone. Today, these operations are performed worldwide. The Composite Facelift was further modified and refined to its present state several years ago. Dr. Hamra’s published description of the “hollow eye and lateral sweep” in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is the first article in medical literature to define these facelift problems and to instruct surgeons on how these problems can be corrected. Dr. Hamra is in private practice in Dallas, Texas, and specializes in facial rejuvenation surgery, secondary facelift corrections, as well as all aspects of aesthetic facial and body contouring surgery.

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